The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 26, 2179
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
2:05 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3173
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.75° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.66° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.